, 1887-12-08
Thanksgiving A. Friday Harbor.

Editor Argus Thanksgiving day
and night on San Juan will be long
remembered as an occasion of marked
enjoyment and qualification. The
entire people, with few exceptions,
participated in the interesting SER
vices held in the Presbyterian church,
and in the concert festival, and ball
given by our San Juan Brass Band.
The services at the church were uD-
usually interesting and enjoyable,
Prof. Quinn conducting the musical
exercises, which were rendered III a
very pleasing and commendable
manner. We are justly proud of our
! band, with its leader and respected
members, who are ever ready to vol
unteer their valuable and much ap-
preciated services in furthering the
success of every worthy cause. The
exercises at the church, with sermon
(which was, of course, to the point
and thrilling with features of nation
al interest); ahem! were as follows:
America (opening piece) :........,,B By the Band.
Reading and Invocation.
''A''' GU -" Readin: OF Scriptures. D''''1
Senerade Beauty Dream)- Band
Prayer
Merry, Merry Hero. .............-...........BH Band
| Sermon.
| Announcements.
BOnediction
Parade March. ..........................Ba Band
After the services at the church,
there was a general stampede to the
county seat, to attend the benefit ten
dered our band. which proved a
grand success. The spacious hall of
the county seat building, was densely
filled, with an appreciative audience
% members of the San Juan bank
enlivened the occasion, with very
choice selections, which we're rem
| dered in excellent style-the solos,
by their leader, Prof. Quinn, beIns
executed in a mastery manner, In
fact the entire programme of mnsi-
marked ability, by the band Com
sidering the short time the band has
been organized-the few months of
practice "Our boys" have had,-they
| have made the most remarkable pro-
gIess, deserving of great credit,
| speaking volumes for the ability of
their talented professor. Midway in
the programme, the str Skagit Chief
arrived, conveying the members of
the Lac onner Brass Band, who gen
erously came over, with their nstru-
ments, to extend fraternal greetings,
to their fellow bandsmen, the ''boys"
meeting each other with enthusiastic
cheers.
The programme of musical and
literary exercises was as follows:
Music by the Band
: SOM iSWcct Long AgON--..... MrE. Vans sbrJugh
| Recitation lCopldn't Fool FIimN--..John Crook
/ Song (Midshlp MItel John ii. Bell
/ song CBluc Alsatian MOuuIains)
............. NeSsrs- DlGhtman and Nichols
Music bv The Band.
Recitation Pat DOnnn's Nightmarel. -. Crook
Musical Act. ----JaIne RAIDER
Recitation John crook
! Song and Chorus us...........-..-.--Jo John II. Bell
Rcadin. iBenefts OF Liquor John Firth
Song CThe Bridge. Mrs DrlgS>
Reading Paddy' Pedigree; : r, II WsnseEo%sh
gong 'Deep S'Si Music by the Band BAN A"'se 'eN'S
Patriotic Stump Speech. r. II Wansbrough
Music by the LaGonner and San
Juan brass bands, which, being loud
ly encoured, the united bands, rem
dered grand final, and the very
enjoyable concert was closed with
rousing cheers by an enthusiastic
and delighted assembly The band
exercises and meeting were presided
over by the efficient and gentiemanly
secretary of the band Mr. Jno. Wald,
who conducted tue programme in a